Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Social Issues Oct 2, 2013
Swedish police Gypsy file triggers racial profiling fears
by Malin Rising
In his suburban Stockholm apartment, Marcello Demeter sits at the kitchen table with his two daughters, Isabelle and Sandra — and wonders how they got on the list that has sent Sweden into an uproar. About a week ago, the 42-year-old Swede found out ...
Global-related Sep 3, 2013
Sweden offers a model for economic recovery
by C. Fred Bergsten
Sweden is enjoying steady growth thanks to an economic model that combines a social welfare society with a free-market economy and a high degree of government efficiency.
Music Jun 7, 2013
British, U.S. music no longer dominates world
When John Lennon declared that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, it didn’t seem that far-fetched. It was 1966, and rock ‘n’ roll was the new religion sweeping the globe. Commentators railed against the threat that popular music posed to the moral fabric ...
Politics & Diplomacy Apr 9, 2013
WikiLeaks links late India leader Rajiv Gandhi to arms deal: paper
The late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, whose family still dominates India’s ruling Congress party, may have been a middleman for an arms deal in the 1970s, according to diplomatic cables published Monday. The Hindu newspaper, accessing new information compiled by WikiLeaks, cites confidential U.S. ...
Social Issues Mar 12, 2013
Swedish transsexuals seek damages after sterilizations
Sweden is often hailed as a progressive society promoting equality for all, but transsexuals who had to accept sterilization to complete their sex change operations are pushing for compensation after a change in the law. Nova Colliander, a 31-year-old who completed her transformation from ...
Crime Feb 23, 2013
'Infidelity check' not rape, court rules
A Swedish court Thursday overturned the rape conviction of a man who performed a forced “infidelity check” on his girlfriend, prompting calls for the country’s rape laws to be changed. Rachid Zoghlami was convicted of rape and sentenced to two years and eight months ...
Corporate Feb 16, 2013
SAS bullish on Japan after logging best year ever in 2012, exec says
by Minoru Matsutani
Scandinavian Airlines System has seen its business in Japan recover dramatically since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the upturn is continuing, according to an SAS executive.
Science & Health Jan 24, 2013
Grains turned wolves into man's best friend
You know that dog biscuit shaped like a bone but made mostly of wheat? The fact that your dog is satisfied with it instead of going for a piece of your thigh may be one of the big reasons why its ancestors evolved from ...